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Women unlikely to tell health care providers about all medications - Study shows women's medication use higher than expected
Women's use of all medications--including herbal supplements--is higher than anticipated, and they're unlikely to tell their health care providers about the medications they take, according to a University of Minnesota researcher.
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Interim guidance for protection of persons involved in U.S. avian influenza outbreak disease control and eradication activities
This document provides interim guidance for protection of persons involved in activities to control and eradicate outbreaks of avian influenza among poultry in the United States. Activities that could result in exposure to avian influenza-infected poultry include euthanasia, carcass disposal, and cleaning and disinfection of premises affected by avian influenza.
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Antibiotic provides promise in treatment of spinal cord injuries
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Children's Hospital Boston (CHB) have found that a commonly prescribed antibiotic could be used to help prevent paralysis and other long-term functional deficits associated with a partial spinal cord injury (SCI).
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Just how much water do we really need? The answer may depend on our age
Just how much water does each of us really need? Not to swim in, or diet with. Not to respond to marketing claims, or counter salty foods or to cope with dry environments. more
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Scientists raise caution about effects of HRT on hearing
A small pilot study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that women who undergo hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) may run the risk of diminished hearing. Depending on the measure, HRT recipients on average did anywhere from 10 to 30 percent worse on hearing tests than women who had not received HRT, says Robert D. Frisina, Ph.D., professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. more
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Home blood pressure monitoring helps patients manage hypertensive drug treatments
Patients who monitored their blood pressure at home were able to decrease blood pressure medication and slightly lower their costs, according to a study in the February 25 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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Anti-epilepsy drug, topiramate, effective at preventing migraine headaches
Among patients with migraine headache, the antiepileptic drug topiramate appears effective in preventing migraine attacks and for reducing the use of rescue medication for headaches, according to a study in the February 25 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). more
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